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Hello everyone! I'm not new to motorcycling but am coming back from a 20 year hiatus. I owned four sport bikes while living in Los Angeles, and cut my teeth riding (and low siding once) on the legendary twisties of the Angeles Crest Hwy up in the San Gabriel mountains. I am now older, somewhat wiser, and living in San Francisco, CA with two kids and a beautiful wife. This forum has been invaluable for Bobber experimentation and knowledge, so thank you all for your combined helpfulness and sharing. I hope to do the same. Safe and happy riding!

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Thanks for the compliment. I liked the look of the statement seat but read that it was uncomfortable, so I found a retired upholsterer who works on bike seats out of his home garage. He didn't have any leather that I liked, so I asked him to school me on what to look for and then visited a local leather hide shop. The color is more intense than I prefer but it should fade and patina into what I have in mind over time. I was going to have him diamond quilt but it's such a beautiful piece of leather that I decided to leave it alone and let it shine. I have a few ideas in mind for the leftovers.

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Thanks for the compliment. I liked the look of the statement seat but read that it was uncomfortable, so I found a retired upholsterer who works on bike seats out of his home garage. He didn't have any leather that I liked, so I asked him to school me on what to look for and then visited a local leather hide shop. The color is more intense than I prefer but it should fade and patina into what I have in mind over time. I was going to have him diamond quilt but it's such a beautiful piece of leather that I decided to leave it alone and let it shine. I have a few ideas in mind for the leftovers.

gfspencer, I see that you're sometimes in CA. If you ever want to get this done in SF, I'm happy to make the introduction. As a point of reference, I gave my guy the OEM seat in the morning and he was done by that afternoon!

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gfspencer, I see that you're sometimes in CA. If you ever want to get this done in SF, I'm happy to make the introduction. As a point of reference, I gave my guy the OEM seat in the morning and he was done by that afternoon!

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